Senior Operational Risk Manager

Solaris is Europe’s leading embedded finance platform, pioneering Banking-as-a-Service to bridge the gap between financial technology and licensed banking. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Berlin, Solaris enables fintechs, digital ecosystems, and multinationals to embed accounts, cards, lending, and payments directly into their own products, creating seamless financial experiences for their users. As a fully licensed German bank, Solaris combines the highest standards of IT security and regulatory resilience with a modular, highly scalable infrastructure.

Today, Solaris is driving the next evolution of financial services by transitioning into an AI-native banking platform, ensuring European businesses can deploy secure, adaptable financial products at scale.

Why join Solaris?

• 🚀 We are fundamentally redesigning banking processes around AI orchestration, standardized modular building blocks, and embedded regulatory compliance.
• 🎯 We combine tech and banking in dedicated hubs - driving the technology infrastructure out of Berlin and banking operations out of Frankfurt.
• 💡 Through our internal mobility, growth opportunities, and the Solaris Academy, we offer continuous learning tracks, AI ambassador mentorship, and upskilling to keep your skills ahead of the curve.
• ⚖️ We foster a workplace rooted in integrity, proactive risk management, and equality actively driving initiatives like DEI initiatives.

Your Role

• Providing expert guidance on Operational Risk matters to relevant stakeholders.
• Drive operational risk initiatives in cooperation with other areas.
• Support in the development of staff in ORM.
• Provide 2nd line monitoring, review, and independent challenge of the AI Risk Management framework.
• Management of the corporate insurances including coverage evaluations, policy renewals, risk transfer strategies, and claims processing.
• Conducting regular Risk and Control Self Assessment and other Risk Assessments.
• Support in enhancing the ORM framework.
• Operational fulfillment of risk management and controlling processes (identification, assessment control, monitoring,and communication) related to Operational Risk Management.
• Development and Maintenance System of Key Risk Indicators and Risk Early Detection Procedures Financial and Non-Financial Risk.
• Preparation of risk reports and presentation to stakeholders.
• Report on Operational Risk Management and related initiatives to the organization’s management, its implemented Committees when requested.
• Coordinate and participate in internal/external meetings with Auditors, regulators and other third party stakeholders if requested.
• Full compliance with Operational Risk Management processes.
• Contribute to Audit requests and remediations InternalSeite 2/3.
• Perform review of new processes of our process inventory.
• Support business areas in the ongoing implementation of the measures.
• Enhance of the Operational Risk Management framework,governance, and procedures.
• Governance and execution of loss events procedures,KRIs, Risk Grid, MOPS, MAAP.

We'd love to see 

Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

• 7 years of relevant work experience in Risk Management.
• Business, process, or technology related knowledge.
• Good understanding software for risk management.
• Good knowledge of banking law and regulatory standards.
• Good understanding of Solaris ’structure and business model.
• Fluent English language skills, and preferably German language skills at minimum B2. 
• Conflict ability (willingness and ability to defend one's own position against resistance).
• Negotiation skills, integrity, team oriented, solution oriented.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and ability to grasp the big picture.
• Strong communications & presentation skills.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work accurately and independently.
• Flexibility in approach and thinking.
• Relationship builder and ability to articulate/sell ideas
• Comfortable working with AI tools, thinking critically about AI outputs, and contributing to a culture of responsible AI use. We expect you to demonstrate comfort with AI-assisted workflows and a willingness to continuously develop their AI capabilities as the technology evolves.

Benefits 

• Home office budget.
• Learning & development budget of €1000 per year and a transparent growth framework to support your career goals.
• Competitive salary and a variable remuneration program.
• Monthly meal allowance.
• Deutschland ticket subsidy.
• 28 vacation days, increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years with Solaris.
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year.

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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